Viking Chain Divider from Munsö

Chain distributor replica for Viking women's costume.

The original for this replica of a Viking chain distributor was found in Munsö, which is located in Uppland, Sweden, near the Viking settlement of Birka in Lake Mälaren.

The Viking chain distributor from Munsö was found together with a magnificent chain pendant of five chains of different lengths and a comb pendant. Link to the historial model...

The shape of this chain distributor suggests Baltic-Finnish influences, as openwork distributor plates in exactly the same design are known from several eastern Viking Age sites.

The Viking Age chain distributor replica from Munsö is made openwork and carefully polished so that the fine hallmark work shows to advantage. The chain distributor is available in bronze and in genuine silver-plated.

Chain distributors were attached directly under the bowl brooches in the Viking Age and connected them with several chains suspended one above the other, which could reach considerable lengths.

For attachment to the bowl brooch we recommend an S-hook.

The distribution plate has the dimensions: 6.5 x 2.8 cm.
The price is for one chain distributor, so please order two pieces for a pair.

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From about 700 to 1000 AD, cup brooches with chain distributors were an elementary part of women's costumes in Northern Europe and are therefore often found in women's graves from the Viking Age.

Often, several chains were worn between the bowl brooches worn in a pair, which were attached to wide distribution plates or bar chain distributors. This custom was particularly widespread in Finland and the Baltic States, but also on Gotland.